This is a great book if you want to teach your Spaniel to hunt and flush game for you. There are many bright pictures. The beginning of the book is on finding your spaniel and creating a place for them. Then you get in to the fundamentals of training and how to get your dog started. There is also a chapter on intermediate training and advanced training. He talks about how to use birds in your training and where you might be able to find birds for your training. This is a well written book for anyone looking to get into hunting with their Spaniel. 180 pages of well-illustrated pages.